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Friday, January 17, 1986 . VQS LJ Vol. 46 No. 23 Utah Legislature scrutinizes bills concerning education by Loretta Park Ass't News EditorGov't Affairs Set before the State Legislature is a bill that is "unnecessary," according to Dr. Richard Jones, dean of the School of Education. House Bill Joint Resolution 8 states that in order for students to be certified as teachers, they must receive additional instruction in classroom management and student discipline techniques. "We are placing the blame in the unappropiate place," Dr. Jones said. The problems of the classroom are not due to teachers' lack of training, he said, but due to factors in society. These factors are growth of crime, drug abuse, and the changing nature of society in general, Dr. Jones said. "The classroom reflects the nature of society, and the class size in Utah is immorally large," Dr. Jones said. On the average, there are 35 students to one teacher per class in public education, according to Dr. Jones. Teachers cannot be prepared for all the different situations students deal with in their home life, but they are given general information on classroom discipline, he said. "We can take a militaristic approach, but that does not help the teachers or the students," Dr. Jones said. "We can have quiet classrooms, but we will have to stop communication. Stop communication and you stop learning." Dr. Jones suggested that higher education should continue to work with teachers of public education, because there is no ideal set of rules for management in the classroom. Fear and intimidation is not the way to control a classroom, he said. The State Legislature needs to address the fact that there are 13,000 new students enrolling in the public education system a year, Dr. Jones said. "We spend $60,000 for a cell, but only $2,000 to educate a student," said Dr. Jones. "If we increase the funds for schools, then maybe we can decrease the money we use in the correction system." Also before the Legislature is House Bill 48 that would add funds to the education system and change the method of student teaching, Dr. Jones said. The bill asks the Legislature to fund a teacher education pilot program where student teachers will be supervised by mentor teachers, according to Dr. Jones. "It is an attempt to fund a new program whereby mentor teachers, in addition to regular cooperating teachers, would supervise the student teachers," said Dr. Jones. Currently, student teachers are supervised by college professors and the teachers they are teaching under, Dr. Jones said. This bill would free up college professors so they can supervise first-year graduates. - 1 Student teachers would be supervised by mentor teachers, similar to adjunct professors, Dr. Jones said. The mentor teachers would not be teachers in the school district, but would be persons hired by the college to supervise the work of the student teachers. First-year graduates are receiving some help from college professors in some areas of the state; but, in other parts of the state, they are receiving no help, Dr. Jones said. (see BILL on page 6) Ex-agent compares CIA with KGB by JaNae Barlow Asst. News EditorFeatures Vladimir N. Sakharov, a former KGB and CIA agent, stated that it is constantly becoming more difficult for the CIA to operate in the Soviet Union. Sakharov spoke at convocations yesterday for a crowd estimated at 1,665. Thirty-five empty seats were counted in the Austad Auditorium, which has a capacity to seat 1,700. Sakharov said that 90 percent of U.S. intelligence is obtained through agencies other than the CIA. These agencies operate from open sources such as newspapers and other publications which they analyze. The CIA, according to Sakharov, faces difficulties in obtaining intelligence, such as being monitored and lacking knowledge of foreign customs and language. While American diplomats are in the Soviet Union, they are watched extensively, said Sakharov. He gave an exam ple of an empty condominium situated next to an American embassy in Russia that was used to monitor every move and conversation of the American people inside the embassy. He said the CIA is becoming more skilled at using electronics for their intelligence gathering. A crucial part of this form of collecting information, he said, is the interpretation of it. He believes that the CIA should spend more time getting to know the various countries involved and their language. In comparison with the CIA, Sakharov said that the KGB uses a system of getting to know people and using them for information in the various countries. He said the Soviets prefer a one-on-one contact with their sources. He said while this system can work better in getting to know the people, it is not infallible. It is possible for Soviet intelligence personnel to pick the wrong person for their contacts. (see CIA on page 2) ---' ... I' F - - ) V Signpost pholoScoll Miller "Sweef Lou" Dunbar, member of the Globetrotters delighted the audience with their Harlem Globetrotters, cuddles up to fan, Rose basketball prowess and court antics during Marie Knudson, in the Dee Events Center. The lndr visit Tuesday night. Globetrotters play up new angle, maintain crowd-pleasing acts by Dave Allison Staff Reporter America's Ambassadors of Goodwill, the Harlem Gjobetrotters, exhibited the magical basketball antics the world has corne to love before a crowd at the Dee Events Center Tuesday evening. Celebrating their 60th season, the revitalized Trotters showcased Harlem's First Lady and other new faces who have helped breathe life into their traveling show. The Trotter's feature attraction is Lynette Woodard, the first woman ever to wear the team's red, white, and blue uniform. Woodard holds the title as the most prolific scorer in women's collegiate basketball and captained the 1984 women's Olympic basketball team. Woodard is more than just a publicity stunt; she definitely (see WOODARD on page 9)

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Friday, January 17, 1986 . VQS LJ Vol. 46 No. 23 Utah Legislature scrutinizes bills concerning education by Loretta Park Ass't News EditorGov't Affairs Set before the State Legislature is a bill that is "unnecessary," according to Dr. Richard Jones, dean of the School of Education. House Bill Joint Resolution 8 states that in order for students to be certified as teachers, they must receive additional instruction in classroom management and student discipline techniques. "We are placing the blame in the unappropiate place," Dr. Jones said. The problems of the classroom are not due to teachers' lack of training, he said, but due to factors in society. These factors are growth of crime, drug abuse, and the changing nature of society in general, Dr. Jones said. "The classroom reflects the nature of society, and the class size in Utah is immorally large," Dr. Jones said. On the average, there are 35 students to one teacher per class in public education, according to Dr. Jones. Teachers cannot be prepared for all the different situations students deal with in their home life, but they are given general information on classroom discipline, he said. "We can take a militaristic approach, but that does not help the teachers or the students," Dr. Jones said. "We can have quiet classrooms, but we will have to stop communication. Stop communication and you stop learning." Dr. Jones suggested that higher education should continue to work with teachers of public education, because there is no ideal set of rules for management in the classroom. Fear and intimidation is not the way to control a classroom, he said. The State Legislature needs to address the fact that there are 13,000 new students enrolling in the public education system a year, Dr. Jones said. "We spend $60,000 for a cell, but only $2,000 to educate a student," said Dr. Jones. "If we increase the funds for schools, then maybe we can decrease the money we use in the correction system." Also before the Legislature is House Bill 48 that would add funds to the education system and change the method of student teaching, Dr. Jones said. The bill asks the Legislature to fund a teacher education pilot program where student teachers will be supervised by mentor teachers, according to Dr. Jones. "It is an attempt to fund a new program whereby mentor teachers, in addition to regular cooperating teachers, would supervise the student teachers," said Dr. Jones. Currently, student teachers are supervised by college professors and the teachers they are teaching under, Dr. Jones said. This bill would free up college professors so they can supervise first-year graduates. - 1 Student teachers would be supervised by mentor teachers, similar to adjunct professors, Dr. Jones said. The mentor teachers would not be teachers in the school district, but would be persons hired by the college to supervise the work of the student teachers. First-year graduates are receiving some help from college professors in some areas of the state; but, in other parts of the state, they are receiving no help, Dr. Jones said. (see BILL on page 6) Ex-agent compares CIA with KGB by JaNae Barlow Asst. News EditorFeatures Vladimir N. Sakharov, a former KGB and CIA agent, stated that it is constantly becoming more difficult for the CIA to operate in the Soviet Union. Sakharov spoke at convocations yesterday for a crowd estimated at 1,665. Thirty-five empty seats were counted in the Austad Auditorium, which has a capacity to seat 1,700. Sakharov said that 90 percent of U.S. intelligence is obtained through agencies other than the CIA. These agencies operate from open sources such as newspapers and other publications which they analyze. The CIA, according to Sakharov, faces difficulties in obtaining intelligence, such as being monitored and lacking knowledge of foreign customs and language. While American diplomats are in the Soviet Union, they are watched extensively, said Sakharov. He gave an exam ple of an empty condominium situated next to an American embassy in Russia that was used to monitor every move and conversation of the American people inside the embassy. He said the CIA is becoming more skilled at using electronics for their intelligence gathering. A crucial part of this form of collecting information, he said, is the interpretation of it. He believes that the CIA should spend more time getting to know the various countries involved and their language. In comparison with the CIA, Sakharov said that the KGB uses a system of getting to know people and using them for information in the various countries. He said the Soviets prefer a one-on-one contact with their sources. He said while this system can work better in getting to know the people, it is not infallible. It is possible for Soviet intelligence personnel to pick the wrong person for their contacts. (see CIA on page 2) ---' ... I' F - - ) V Signpost pholoScoll Miller "Sweef Lou" Dunbar, member of the Globetrotters delighted the audience with their Harlem Globetrotters, cuddles up to fan, Rose basketball prowess and court antics during Marie Knudson, in the Dee Events Center. The lndr visit Tuesday night. Globetrotters play up new angle, maintain crowd-pleasing acts by Dave Allison Staff Reporter America's Ambassadors of Goodwill, the Harlem Gjobetrotters, exhibited the magical basketball antics the world has corne to love before a crowd at the Dee Events Center Tuesday evening. Celebrating their 60th season, the revitalized Trotters showcased Harlem's First Lady and other new faces who have helped breathe life into their traveling show. The Trotter's feature attraction is Lynette Woodard, the first woman ever to wear the team's red, white, and blue uniform. Woodard holds the title as the most prolific scorer in women's collegiate basketball and captained the 1984 women's Olympic basketball team. Woodard is more than just a publicity stunt; she definitely (see WOODARD on page 9)